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Why Cubans took to the streets: 3 questions about Cuba's economic crisis answered

  • Written by Jorge Salazar-Carrillo, Professor of Economics, Florida International University
Why Cubans took to the streets: 3 questions about Cuba's economic crisis answeredThe July 11 protests in Cuba were unprecedented. AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa

Thousands of Cubans took to the streets across the island around mid-July 2021 in a rare mass expression of dissent in a country known for repressive crackdowns. The government has cracked down by arresting hundreds of dissidents and clamped down on the internet, prompting new...

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